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' (NO Model) 0. J. LEAOH & A. OLDS. COMBINED GRAIN SCALE, BAGGER, ANDREGISTER. No. 292,326.

Patented Jan. 22, 1884.

UNITED STATES Parent CHARLES J. LEAGH AXD ALLEN OLDS, OFYIIARTFORD, Ell JE IIGAX.

COMBINED GRAiN SCALE,

BAGGER, AND REGTEM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,326, dated January 22, 1884.

Application filed June 13, 1583. (Xomoden) 1'0 all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CrrxnLns J. Lnixcir and ALLEX OLDs, citizens of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Van Buren and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gombined Grain Scales, Daggers, and Registers; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of ret' erence marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention has for its object to provide an improved and simplified construction of that class of combined grain scales, baggers, and registers for which we have previously applied for Letters Patent of the United States, which application was allowed under date of April 14, 1888; and our present improvements consist, essentially, in the novel combination and arrangement of the scale mechanism, bagholding, and registering devices directly with the hopper which receives the grain; and it further consists of the details of construction and general arrangement of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically designated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of our improvements; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section, and Figs. 3 and 4 detail views, of the same.

Similar letters of reference occurring on the several figures indicate like parts.

In carrying out our improvements, the hopper Ais attached directly to the ordinary grainelevator box or chute, a suitable opening, 13 betweenthe same communicating thetwoparts as fully shown in Fig. 2.

The hopper A is provided with a central partition, a, for dividing the same into two conducting-chutes, which project in opposite directions to each other, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Upon the top edge of this central partition, c, is provided a transverse rod, b,wl1icl1is journaled in the bracket (1 and in the front wall of the elevator-box, as shown, and which is provided upon the interior of said hopper with a valve or cutoff, c, for di recting the grain into either of the conducting chutes.

Upon the front end of the transverse bar I), and between the bracket (1 and the front wall of the hopper A, is loosely journaled a pulley, C, to which is rigidly attached an arm, D, provided with an adjustable weight, D, a pin or stop, 0, projecting from the inner surface of the said pulley, for engagement with the pins f f, arranged upon the said rod b, as fully shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

At each lower corner of the hopper A is pivoted the one end of an arm, E, the opposite end of which engages with the ends of a cord, g, which passes over the pulley C, as fully shown in Fig. 1. Near the rear ends of these arms E is pivoted the upper frame, F, of the platforms G, which are connected to the said upper frame by vertical rods 71. The upper frames, F, of the platforms G are also provided with two transverse bars or rods, 2 having curved and sharp points 7., the same constituting the bag-holding mechanism.

Suitable registering-wheels, Z, are pivoted to the front wall of the hopper A, and which are adapted to be operated by the pawl in, which is attached to one of the arms E, as fully shown in Fig. 1.

The construction of our invention being as described, it will be observed that in the op eration of the same the empty grain-sacks are adj usted in position upon the platforms G, with their mouths held open by the hooked ends k of the transverse rods '4'. The weight D is then adjusted at the proper position upon the arm D, according to the number of pounds of grain it is desired to run into each sack. The grain is now fed into the hopper A, from which it runs down into one of the sacks until it is filled sufficiently to pull down the end of the arm E, which in turn draws down the cord g, which operates to turn the pulley C, carrying the arm D and weight D, to throw the said weight over upon the stop a on the same side with the filled sack, the stop or pin 0 upon the inner face of said pulley engaging at the same time with one of the pins f upon the transverse rod b to throw the valve or cut-oft 0 over upon and close the chute through which the grain has just passed, and to direct it into the opposite chute to fill the opposite or empty sack. The first or full sack is then removed and an empty sack substituted in its place, so as to be ready for filling when the opposite sack is full and has caused the mechanism already described to throw the grain into the opposite chute. The number of sacks that are thus filled in succession are automatically registered by the movement of the arm E, carrying the pawl m, which rotates the registering-wheels Z in a manner well known.

By means of our present improvements-a most simple and efficient mechanism is provided, one that is not liable to get out of order, and which can be furnished at much less expense than our previous invention already referred to.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and useful is 1; In a combined grain scale, bagger, and register; the hopper A, divided into two conducting-chutes by the central partition, a, and provided with the transverse rod 1), carrying the valve or cut-off c, platforms G, attached to the frame F, arms 1*], pulley 0, provided with arm D and weight D, and the registering devices Z and m, all arranged and combined substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The hopper A, constructed as described, and provided with the registering-wheels Z, transverse rod 11, valve 0, and pulley O, having arm D and weight D, in combination with the arms E, cord 9, frame F, provided with the bagholding rods 1, and platforms G, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we affiX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. LEAGH. ALLEN OLDS.

\Vitnesses:

LEvr 8..VARREX, W ILLIAM BENNETT. 

